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Sarah's special needs brother, Charlie, wanders off and gets lost in a passage from the book, "Summer of the Swans". The author, in this award winning book, does a good job of capturing the panic an experience like this may cause among those involved. Sarah knows that she is ultimately responsible for fact that her brother Charlie is no where to be found.What are some of the emotions involved in a "missing person" case like this one. How do you think Sarah felt when she realized the seriousness of the situation? What about Charlie?Was it fair for Sarah to have been given this kind of responsibility? Has anything bad ever happened to a child that you were responsible for? How did you feel? What did you learn?Do you have any good, common sense advice for someone who becomes lost that will help those who are looking be able to find them?